Remove Breeding Remove Education Remove Endangered Species Remove Laws
article thumbnail

A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

10,000 Birds

These lands support countless birds, either year-round, as migratory stopovers, or as breeding grounds. Other activities, primarily wildlife-related activities such as wildlife observation, photography, and education, are permitted only when consistent with the primary conservation goal. But what else should birders know?

article thumbnail

The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

10,000 Birds

To insure that those places continue to exist, birders should lead the way on education and advocacy regarding the Refuge System. For example, essentially the entire population of the endangered Whooping Crane winters at Aransas NWR in Texas. The reason is twofold, size and mission.

Wildlife 190
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

A lovely looking and distinctive sounding bird (so they say, I sadly have not seen one…yet), the Kirtland’s Warbler can only be found during its breeding season in Jack Pine forests 5 to 20 years old in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list.

Michigan 258
article thumbnail

The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

10,000 Birds

SOPI) is the leading ornithological organization and it performs research, education, and outreach. For example, the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act—America’s most important avian conservation laws—apply in both territories. The Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriquea Inc. Fish & Wildlife Service.